So the question came up if Crosby is done, does he go to the Hall of Fame? I think the answer is yes. While looking up some stats, here is something I found interesting:
In the history of the NHL, only 53 players have averaged a PPG or over in their careers. Crosby for his career is in 5th at 1.327. He is only behind Gretzky ( 1.921), Lemieux (1.883), Bossy ( 1.497) , and Orr (1.393).
Why I find this interesting, is that those of us that watched hockey in the 80's and 90's were very spoiled. A lot of the players that averaged a point a game were from that era. I mean that makes sense, as that was probably the highest scoring era in the history of hockey. However, does hockey need high scoring stars to be interesting? I mean I feel I look back at those times somewhat nostalgically so my point of view may be skewed, but I don't think I turned off as many games back then as I do now. Of course that could also be that I have a lot more demands on my time as well.